Dry FlybeginnerNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
Battenkill Adams
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Available Sizes#12 - #20
Color Variations
Standard GrayParachuteLight Cahill VariantOlive
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Dette Flies
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, dry flies, trout. Catskill lineage fly shop with deep dry-fly, wet-fly, and Northeast trout relevance.
Northeast & Mid-Atlanticdry fliestrout
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New England Fly Company
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, dry flies, brook trout. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
Northeast & Mid-Atlanticdry fliesbrook trout
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Fly Fish Food
Matched on dry flies, trout, mayfly. Strong technical tying and trout catalog coverage, especially nymphs, dries, and stillwater flies.
dry fliestroutmayfly
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on dry flies, trout, dry. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
dry fliestroutdry
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on dry flies, trout, parachute. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
dry fliestroutparachute
Visit sourceThe Battenkill is where New England fly fishing became a religion, and the Adams is its hymnal. Vermont trout have been refusing poorly presented dry flies since before the American Revolution, and the fish in the Battenkill carry on this tradition with a stubbornness that would make a Vermonter proud. This Adams variant is tied slightly sparser for the gin-clear water that makes the Battenkill both famous and infuriating. The mixed grizzly and brown hackle creates a silhouette that suggests every mayfly hatching without committing to any of them, which in these educated waters is exactly the ambiguity you need. Fish it on a September afternoon with the leaves turning and you will understand why Orvis put their headquarters here.
Quick Facts
TypeDry Fly
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesBrown Trout, Brook Trout
Sizes#12 - #20
Best LocationsBattenkill, VT; White River, VT
Where to Fish It
Battenkill
VT · Freestone River
White River
VT · Freestone River
Map unavailable. Locations for Battenkill Adams: Battenkill, VT; White River, VT
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